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Incumbent MLA

Profile

Vinay Kulkarni, second term MLA, is a BSc (Agriculture) graduate who represents the Dharawad constituency from Congress. Served as zilla panchayat vice president and member. In 2004 contested and won as independent candidate from Dharwad rural, then joined INC.

Lost in 2008 election against Seema Masuti, and won in 2013 election from Dharwad (south).

Nov 25, 2017 : After the allegation of mediating for a killer, Minister Vinay Kulkarni is embroiled in yet another scandal of threatening a lawyer. An audio CD of 14.31 minutes of allegedly Vinay’s Kumar’s voice threatening lawyer Ananda Badi on phone on Nov 20 is available with Kannada Prabha and Suvarna News.

Nov 27, 2017: BJP leader Amrut Desai, whom district-in-charge Minister Vinay Kulkarni has accused of launching a misinformation campaign against him [Minister], has decided to file a defamation case against the Minister now. At a press conference here on Saturday, Mr. Vinay Kulkarni had said that Mr. Desai was the man behind the derogatory letters against him being circulated by an advocate on social media.